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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
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| 1889 | 34 |
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| 1892 | 65 |
| 1893 | 52 |
| 1894 | 75 |
| 1895 | 119 |
| 1897 | 1 |
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| 1903 | 26 |
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| 1928 | 2 |
2 stories matching speak
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:speaker, spear, bespeak, spearin, unspeak, speakerless
- Olympia’s Blackest Day: A City on the Brink of Ruin
A recent fire in the state capital exposes the desperate need for modern water works and steam engines, as Olympia’s leadership warns that 'any morning may see the balance of the city in ruins.'
- The Corset Clerk's Nightmare: A Beaver Dam Prank Gone Wrong
In a tale of mistaken identity and trembling knees, a young man’s attempt to escort a famous lecturer ends in panic when he is led to believe he must be measured for lingerie.